1. A general deposit office (“the Office”) is established at the Ministère des Finances under the name “Bureau général de dépôts pour le Québec”.
The function of the Office is to administer, in accordance with this Act, the following property:(1) sums of money, securities or security entitlements deposited with it in accordance with article 1583 of the Civil Code;
(2) money collected by departments and budget-funded bodies in accordance with section 11 of the Financial Administration Act (chapter A-6.001), and the securities and security entitlements where that property constitutes a security or must be remitted to a right-holder other than a minister or a budget-funded body. The Office carries on trust activities.
2016, c. 72016, c. 7, s. 183.